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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Local Conflicts"”.
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Lenna Lowe Yost, temperance, and the ratification of the woman suffrage amendment by West Virginia
… divisions in the suffrage movement as well as local conflicts between prohibitionists and suffragists. In these movements Lenna Yost proved herself to be a skilled organizer and influential reformer, whose fight for the betterment of women's and children's lives opened the door for women …
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Post-conflict transitional negotiations: a comparative analysis of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa
… conflict since the last century. Intra-state conflicts have not only shown to be complex by their very nature, but have also shown numerous challenges in finding a solution that could be applied in an effective manner to bring about a guaranteed lasting solution. It is on this basis that …
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LEGITIMACY AND SELF-MANAGEMENT IN SOCIALIST YUGOSLAVIA: CONTRADICTIONS AND RECONCILIATIONS IN YUGOSLAV SOCIETY
… by the role played self-management in societal conflicts in Yugoslavia. It transforms structurally generated contradictions into local conflicts which don't involve the basic principles of the socio-political structure of Yugoslavia. This, in turn, reinforces the position of the party as the …
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Mapping the River in Black and White: Trajectories of Race in the Niger Bend, Northern Mali
"This dissertation explores how local ideas about racial difference developed in the Niger Bend region of Northern Mali in West Africa. Local prejudices based on skin color and physical characteristics existed in Northern Mali long before the arrival of Europeans. Local intellectuals writing in …
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Ethnic Violence on Kenya's Periphery: Informal Institutions and Local Resilience in Conflict-Affected Communities
… but in the most ungoverned areas within states. Conflicts that occur between groups living in largely ungoverned areas often become deeply protracted and are difficult to resolve when the state is weak and harsh environmental conditions place human security increasingly under threat. However, …
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Locally grown : statewide land use planning in northern New England
… with sprawl are caused, at least in part, by local government fragmentation and uncoordinated land use decision making. Recognizing that local control has failed to manage growth in a coordinated and effective way, state governments have stepped in to intervene. Loosely organized under the …
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Adaptation Narratives: Climate Change and Environmental Politics in Mexican Costal Communities
… scientists’ explanations, and fishers’ views on local environmental changes is based on political ecology approaches to environmental narratives, and critical literature on climate change. It outlines the interaction among three environmental narratives: that produced by the Mexican government …
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Incorporating local harvester knowledge to assess vulnerability in the aquarium trade
… (PSA) to determine their vulnerability to being locally overharvested using life history traits. Out of the twenty species selected for analysis, 18 were categorized as least vulnerable and two species, the zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) and palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus), were …
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Re-evaluating Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A case study in Dongo
… community’s peacebuilding method ignored local struggles. Local struggles have been one of the main factors perpetuating violence and instability within Congo. In 2009, a local dispute over land escalated in Dongo, a small city in the Equateur province of Congo. Starting as a small scale …